So far Space Track has not issued an International Designation for these objects. Jos Heyman >From: George Olshevsky <george.olshevsky@gmail.com> >To: seesat-l <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>, "Dinogeorge@aol.com" ><dinogeorge@aol.com>, george.olshevsky@gmail.com >Subject: Hayabusa listing >Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:18:58 -0800 > >I have been trying (with my left hand while the right hand is doing other >things) to keep abreast of the Hayabusa mission with an eye to keeping >track of >orbited objects, and so far I've come up with the following little list, >in >SSR format, of known and potential associated objects (use a monospaced >font >to make the table columns line up): > >2003-019A 27809 JPN HELIOCENTRIC ORBIT (SUN) > N/A >Hayabusa (MUSES C) Launched (05/09/2003) >2003-019B 27810 JPN HELIOCENTRIC ORBIT (SUN) > N/A >M-5 rocket body Launched (05/09/2003) >2003-019C NNA JPN HELIOCENTRIC ORBIT (SUN) > N/A >Navigation target marker Launched (05/09/2003) Released >[11/09/2005] >2003-019D NNA JPN HELIOCENTRIC ORBIT (SUN) > N/A >MINERVA lander Launched (05/09/2003) Released >[11/12/2005] >2003-019E NNA JPN IMPACTED ASTEROID ITOKAWA > N/A >Navigation target marker Launched (05/09/2003) Decayed >[11/19/2005] >2003-019F NNA JPN IMPACTED ASTEROID ITOKAWA > N/A >Tantalum sampler probe Launched (05/09/2003) Decayed >[11/19/2005] >2003-019G NNA JPN > N/A >Navigation target marker Launched (05/09/2003) [Not yet >used] >2003-019H NNA JPN > N/A >Tantalum sampler probe Launched (05/09/2003) [Not yet >used] >2003-019J NNA JPN > N/A >Sample return capsule Launched (05/09/2003) [Not yet >used] > > >Here N/A = not available (for radar cross sections), NNA = no number >assigned. The first line of an entry contains the identifiers and orbital >information, the second line contains the name or nature of the >object, the launch date >(redundantly all the same in this case), and the date of release or decay. > >Most of this is gleaned from various Hayabusa/MUSES C websites, not to >mention Jonathan McDowell's reports. I'm interested in additions and >corrections, >of course, particularly concerning any minor hardware that may have been >released during the mission, such as lens caps, equipment covers, and >other >whatnot. Also would be interested in approximate heliocentric orbital >elements >(period/perihelion-aphelion/inclination to ecliptic in days/AU/degrees). > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: >http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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